Auger may refer to: Auger (drill), a drill for boring holes, e.g. in wood or in the earth; Auger (surname) Auger conveyor, a screw conveyor; a device for moving material or liquid by means of a rotating helical flighting; Auger shell or auger snail, a common name for shellfish of the family Terebridae; Auger effect, an electron effect in physics
The Biggs Family Tree. The English surname Biggs appears to be of nickname origin, being one of those names derived from a personal or physical characteristic of the original bearer. The name evolved from the Middle English word bigge, meaning large, stout, strong. Thus, the surname would have been used to describe one who was of large or bulky proportions.
Ronnie Biggs, 84. Probably the most famous of the Great Train Robbers who got away with Â£2.6million from the Glasgow to London mail train in 1963. He was given a 30-year sentence but escaped in 1965 and went on the run in Brazil until he returned to the UK in 2001 and was sent back to prison.